CW NONLINEAR OPTICS IN DROPLET MICROCAVITIES DISPLAYING ENHANCED GAIN

Authors
LIN HB CAMPILLO AJ
Citation
Hb. Lin et Aj. Campillo, CW NONLINEAR OPTICS IN DROPLET MICROCAVITIES DISPLAYING ENHANCED GAIN, Physical review letters, 73(18), 1994, pp. 2440-2443
Citations number
28
Categorie Soggetti
Physics
Journal title
Physical review letters → ACNP
ISSN journal
00319007
Volume
73
Issue
18
Year of publication
1994
Pages
2440 - 2443
Database
ISI
SICI code
0031-9007(1994)73:18<2440:CNOIDM>2.0.ZU;2-Z
Abstract
A variety of stimulated nonlinear optical processes are observed under relatively low intensity cw excitation in droplet spherical microcavi ties. These include stimulated Raman and Rayleigh-wing scattering as w ell as four-wave parametric oscillation. The low thresholds for these stimulated processes are accounted for by all waves being in resonance with high-Q droplet modes and by the existence of a significant cavit y QED enhancement (> 100 times) in the nonlinear gain coefficients.